Calf-weaner.



No. 809,775. PATENTED JAN. 9, 1906. W. E. CHANDLER.

OALP WEANER.

APPLICATION FILED FEB.18. 1905.

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XVILLIAM E. CHANDLER, OF ELCAMPO, TEXAS.

CALF-WEANER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 9, 1906.

Application filed February 18, 1905. Serial No. 246,316.

T0 at whom it may concern.-

Be it known that 1, WILLIAM E. CHAND- LER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Elcampo, in the county of Wharton, State of Texas, have invented certain new and use ful Improvements in Calf-\Veaners; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to calf-weaners, and has for its object to provide a device of this nature which will be extremely simple and which can be manufactured at a low figure, a further object being to provide a calfweaner of the type which is attached to the nose of a calf which will be so arranged that it may be attached without piercing the septum.

Other objects and advantages will be apparent from the following description, and it will be understood that modifications of the specific construction shown may be made and any suitable materials may be used without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the drawings forming a portion of this specification, and in which like numerals of reference indicate similar parts in the several views, Figure 1 is a view showing the present invention in perspective. Fig. 2 is a section on line 2 2 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is an end view.

Referring now to the drawings, the present invention comprises a metallic plate 5, having a recess 6 in its upper edge, the portions of the plate at the sides of the recess being curved laterally and inwardly to bring their free edges against themselves and to form alining sleeves 7 The metal at the end of these sleeves is notched, as shown at 8, and the portions between the notches are bent inwardly to form flanges 9 and 10, the former lying at the inner ends of the sleeves, while the latter are at the outer ends thereof.

Slidably disposed in each of the sleeves and extending beyond the ends thereof there is a rod 11, and upon these rods, adjacent to the inner ends thereof, there are collars 12, which lie within the sleeves, and the rods are held yieldably at the inner ends of their movement and with their inner ends in close relation to each other by means of helical springs 13, which are engaged with the rods between the flanges 10 and the collars 12, the flanges 9 limiting the inward movement of the rods. At their inner ends the rods are provided with enlarged and rounded heads 14 and, as shown, the recess 6 extends into the plate 5 beyond the sleeves. The free edge portion 16 of the plate is bent to extend at an angle to the forward face 17 of the plate, beyond which the sleeves project.

hen the device is to be placed in position, the rods 11 are grasped by their outwardly-extending portions and are moved against the action of the springs 13, after which the plate is disposed with the portions at the sides of the recess 6 in the nostrils of a calf, the septum of the calfs nose lying in the recess, and the rods are then released and are moved by the springs to engage the septum at their rounded ends. The operation of the invention will be easily understood without further description.

The rods 11 have transverse perforations 11 formed therethrough, which when the rods are engaged with the nose of an animal lie between the sleeves 7 and adjacent to the ends of the sleeves, and in these, perforations 11" are removably engaged pins 11 which hold the rods 11 against accidental disengagement from the nose of the animal.

What is claimed is- 1. A calf-weaner comprising a plate having a recess in its upper edge, sleeves carried by the plate at opposite sides of the recess, said sleeves having inwardly-extending flanges at their ends, rods slidably engaged in the sleeves and lying normally with their inner ends in close relation, said rods extending outwardly of the sleeves, collars carried by the rods within the sleeves, and springs engaged with the rods between their collars and the outermost flanges of the sleeves,

said springs being arranged to hold the rods yieldably in their normal positions.

2. As an article of manufacture a calfweaner comprising a plate having a recess in one of its edges extending thereinto, the portions of the plate at the sides of the recess being curved laterally and inwardly to form alining sleeves, the metal at the ends of the sleeves being, crimped inwardly to form I hold the rods yieldably in their normal posiflanges, rods slidably disposed in the sleeves and lying normally With their inner ends in tions. 1 I [o In testimony whereof I afiix my signature close relation,' said rods extending outwardly in presence of two Witnesses. beyond the sleeves, collars carried by the rods within the sleeves, and helical springs engaged with the rods between the collars and the outermost flanges of the sleeves to WILLIAM E. CHANDLER.

Witnesses:

B. O. BRIESEN, J. E. WESTBERG. 

